Editing Delmar, Wisconsin (section)

==History==

The {{convert|6|by|6|mi|adj=on|0}} squares that became the Town of Delmar were first [[Surveying|surveyed]] in the fall of 1848 by crews working for the U.S. government. In November 1849 a crew marked all the [[Section (United States land surveying)|section corners]] of the eastern six by six square, walking the woods and swamps on foot, measuring with [[Gunter's chain|chain]] and [[Solar compass|compass]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Land Survey Information| url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/SurveyNotes/SurveyInfo.html| publisher=Board of Commissioners of Public Lands| accessdate=March 26, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Field Notes for T29N R5W| url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/SurveyNotes/SurveyNotes-idx?type=PLSS&twp=T029NR005W| work=Original Field Notes and Plat Maps, 1833-1866| publisher=Board of Commissioners of Public Lands| accessdate=March 9, 2013}}</ref> When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description:
<blockquote>''In the Southern part of this Township there is a considerable quantity of valuable [[Eastern White Pine|Pine]] timber. In the Southwest quarter of Section 5 there are two unoccupied Cabins. The Surface is generally flat, the Soil poor & wet and but a Small portion adapted to farming. The banks of the Steams are low and the current Swift. [[Yellow River (Chippewa River)|Yellow River]] runs through the North Western Corner of the Township and there is also a considerable stream on the Eastern Part, which affords a good source(?) water power. It is heavily timbered with [[Betula alleghaniensis|Birch]], Maple, [[Sugar maple|Sugar]] Pine & [[Oak]].''<ref>{{cite web|last=Welsh|first=H. B.|title=Interior Field Notes (Nov. 1849)|url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/SurveyNotes/SurveyNotes-idx?type=article&byte=2806105&isize=XL&twp=T029NR005W|work=Land Survey Notes|publisher=Board of Commissioners of Public Lands|accessdate=2013-03-09}}</ref></blockquote>